Bernard, Amy, Kerri, Scott, photo by Jeff Hitchcock One of the hardest things at CWD Friends For Life (FFL) was deciding on which session to attend for any given pocket of time. Each session ran for an hour, or an…
I’ve been working a lot with Ginger Vieira, and she is one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time. Maybe ever. She is really good at helping people, and I am thankful to have…
On July 30th we had the first of what is to be regular, scheduled, quarterly follow-up conference calls with the group at Roche. There were two scheduled conference calls that day, in the hopes that everyone could attend one of…
I am easily overwhelmed — especially the first time I go somewhere or do something. I think the folks at Children With Diabetes (CWD) must have known that. They must have also known that I’m not the only one…
I went to a small, but growing, local type 1 meet-up last night, and had a blast, as usual. Mike, Peterspoon, Dean, Scott This picture happened at about 10:30 PM, just before the gals working at Caribou Coffee kicked us…
theBetes:NOW is a really fun project that I bumped into at the CWD Friends For Life (FFL) conference. It’s a project that a couple of the super creative Dunlap teenagers are putting together, and I’m so impressed with how it…
Disclosure In the spirit of full disclosure and transparency, Roche paid for my travel, lodging, and food for this trip. Roche did not ask anyone to blog about the summit, nor did they pitch any products to us. I stayed…
You can check out Part 1 here: My First “Red Rider” Experience: Part 1 ——– Even though it was pretty early in the morning, around 7:30 AM or so, the park was very busy. Tons of people and tons of…
George’s vacation here absolutely FLEW by. But we did a lot of fun things. I know that we’ll both be posting a bit about all of the fun stuff over the next few days, so I don’t want to let the…
I attended a nearby “pump users” group meeting last night. This is an awesome group that usually meets monthly. There is often a certain topic they cover, and sometimes there is a speaker, but they also do “round table” type discussions. …
Is it bad blogging etiquette to post something on Thanksgiving? Maybe so, but given why I need to post this today, I think you’ll forgive me. Today, Thanksgiving, is the first weekday that I’ve NOT worked out since October 19,…
I keep thinking about the Heart of Diabetes initiative that the American Heart Association has been working on. The more I think about it, the more I believe in what they are doing. This is a large national nonprofit organization…
I’ve been very lucky to have a handful of great diabetes daily members close to where I live. We’ve had a handful of very informal social visits over the past year or so, and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know…
A quick disclaimer. I’m having a lot of trouble writing this because there is just simply too much goodness to put into words. To all that were at the summit, I love you guys, and am honored to have had…
What do you get when you combine about 30 wild and crazy diabetes personalities from around the internet and a big pharma giant like Roche (ACCU-CHEK meters, Spirit insulin pump, and the beloved Multi-Clix)? You get a day that will…
14KPWD! BERKELEY, CA: July 8, 2009 July 14, at 4:00 pm ET, 14,000 people worldwide will test their blood sugar simultaneously and share their results online. What will YOU be doing tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST? Me? I’ll be testing my…
There are two sure-fire ways to make time fly by. Raising kids Diabetes meet-ups Raising kids make years seem like days, and diabetes meet-ups make hours seem like minutes. Saturday I got together with a small group of local members…
Sometimes it seems like us locals here in Minnesota need a visitor from out of town to spark a get together. Last time it was Sara, this time it was Allison — yes, the Allison! A few months back Allison…
I got together with a small group of Diabetes Daily members again last weekend. It was awesome. missitaly, deanusa, Molly & Dixie, and myself all enjoyed some warm beverages, easy conversation, and lots of laughs. For those that are not…
I was scanning through blog posts on Tuesday night, and saw that Lili was in town for a day or two! I quickly commented to her blog post and asked if she wanted to get together. I didn’t know if…